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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Here's a fun recipe for margarita cupcakes that can be made super quickly thanks to the help of a box of cake mix. The addition of margarita mix, lime zest and a fantastic cream cheese frosting makes them special. These are perfect for a Cinco de Mayo party, a great dessert for a Mexican themed dinner party, or fun for an adult party like a couple's shower or summer barbeque.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 24 muffin tins with paper liners or spray with baking spray. Mix together margarita mix, tequila and orange juice in a large measuring cup. Add cake mix to mixing bowl and add egge whites, oil, lime zest and tequila mix. Beat on low speed for about 30 seconds until dry ingredients are incorporated and then beat on medium high speed for 2 minutes. Spoon batter evenly into muffin cups, filling about 2/3 of the way full. Bake for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center cupcake comes out clean. Cool about 5 minutes in the pan and then cool completely on wire racks.

Beat cream cheese and butter on medium high speed until smooth and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add 2 T lime juice and lime zest and beat until combined. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, beating on low speed until incorporated. Add more lime juice if necessary. Add food coloring a couple drops at a time and beat on medium high speed until desired color is reached and icing is smooth. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes as desired.

Lime wedges, straws, and sprinkles all make festive garnishes. Refrigerate cupcakes in an airtight container if not serving immediately and bring to room temperature a couple hours prior to serving.

Made these this morning for a BBQ tonight... I had my doubts how tequila could taste good (My only hangover was after a night of margaritas) but I trusted the reviews, and these are sooo tasty. And I cant wait to share them with the margarita loving group!

Well I'm guessing I'm way too late responding to this, things were a little crazy around Thanksgiving in our house. If your frosting isn't thick enough, the best solution would probably be to add some more powdered sugar. If you think your butter was too warm when you added it, you could also try refrigerating it for a little while to firm it up and then mix it again to fluff it up.

For the most part - yes, the alcohol bakes out of the cupcakes and you are just left with the flavor. You don't have to worry about anyone getting drunk off of a cupcake. Now whether you give them to kids or not is your call.

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Just made these..look awesome! Instead of OJ I used a little grand mariner and sunny d.. For the icing I also added grand mariner and used the juice of 3 limes and the zest from 2 and added an extra block of light cream cheese! Yummy.. I also did not use the green coloring in the icing, I dyed some sugar crystals green and rolled the sides of the cupcakes in that!